"Forever"

"I'll always be by your side."

Midoriya's POV

It was warm when I woke up – warmer than usual, and I instantly knew that Kacchan had stayed the night in my bed. Turning my head to the left confirmed that, and I was tickled by Kacchan's blonde hair.

Yawning, I looked forward, seeing that Shouto was still fast asleep, heavy blankets piled over his frame and his body disappearing into the mattress. I smiled and sat up, silently slipping out of bed and adjusting the blankets over Kacchan so that he remained warm.

I crossed the room and quickly kissed Shouto's forehead, the younger humming and giving me a small smile before sitting up and wiping the sleep from his eyes. He shifted sideways on the bed and let his legs dangle over the edge, leaning forward and wrapping his arms around me.

I sighed and pet his hair, allowing him to soak in my warmth and enjoy this moment, even if it did last only a few minutes.

"How're you feeling?" I murmured, biting my bottom lip.

Shouto inhaled, looking up at me before exhaling. "I'm okay now, just a little dizzy."

I nodded, worry still coursing through me as I wiped his hair from his face and kissed his forehead again.

"Let's make breakfast, I'm hungry, and I know that you are too."

Shouto nodded, releasing me from his hold and standing, following me out of the bedroom and closing the door carefully behind us, trying to let Kacchan sleep a little longer.

We both entered the kitchen and immediately set to work, Shouto silently cooking two-minute noodles while I made some tea. When I began to boil the kettle, I made sure that Shouto was out of the room with his ears blocked, not wanting him to have a panic attack from his childhood trauma.

Once we were both finished, we sat down at the table, silently eating our food and occasionally sipping on our tea. Around five minutes after we began breakfast, the bedroom door opened and Kacchan appeared, his hair a mess and his shirt hanging off his left shoulder, exposing his well-defined collarbone.

He approached both of us before quickly hugging Shouto, and then me.

We murmured 'good mornings' to each other before Kacchan disappeared into the kitchen, saying that he's going to make himself a sandwich.

I finished eating before Shouto, leaving him to his breakfast as I got dressed in a loose shirt with my swimming shorts on, being careful while unwrapping the bandages that were providing my waist comfort and applying waterproof make-up to the huge bruise I had. Today was the second day on our trip, which meant that we had the whole day to relax at the beach and play in the cool water.

When Shouto and Kacchan finished getting ready, we all left the house and wandered down to the beach, finding that most of the class was already there.

We were greeted with smiles and hugs, Momo offering some expensive chocolates while Iida was chasing Kaminari along the shallow water, screaming something about how he had to be responsible when using his quirk.

I grinned at the scene, happy that the class was continuing as normal and that no one seemed to be aware of what happened last night. All the girls were gossiping and showing off their bikinis to one another, trying to get compliments and comparing the different colours to their skin tones.

I shook my head at the scene, knowing that girls would be girls, and that it was okay for them to discuss things that they were comfortable with. However, I couldn't help but notice the way Uraraka was looking at me, something like lust in her eyes that caused me to lean closer into Shouto, letting him wrap his arm around me as I looked at the ground.